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in fact, in recent years the u.s. has made up 5% of the world's population but 25% of the world's prison population. which is why in a letter sent yesterday to president obama sponsored by the naacp and russell simmons global grind over 175 figures in the world of politics entertainment, culture and social justice came together to urge the president to change the paradigm in our criminal justice system writing we believe the time is right to further the work you have done around revising our national policies on the criminal justice system and continue moving from a suppression-based model to one that focuses on intervention and rehabilitation. so we're so privileged to be joined by the president and ceo of the naacp and by the way another hero in the fight for marriage equality, ben jealous. sir, thank you so much for coming on the show. >> good to be here. >> john: i want to start off simple why are there so many people in prison in this country? >> because, for about 40 years we decided that this is how we solve al
in fact, in recent years the u.s. has made up 5% of the world's population but 25% of the world's prison population. which is why in a letter sent yesterday to president obama sponsored by the naacp and russell simmons global grind over 175 figures in the world of politics entertainment, culture and social justice came together to urge the president to change the paradigm in our criminal justice system writing we believe the time is right to further the work you have done around revising our...
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because most families haven't seen their take-home pay rise for years now. >> john: according to a new pew research poll between twine and 2011, the richest 7% gained $5.6 trillion of net worth this is during obama's term as well, while the rest of the country lost $669 billion. alexis, could it be said that while the country recovers, the level of economic inequality is still getting worse under this president? >> i think a lot of economists would tell you the same thing. inequality is actually the number, the driver we should be looking at in terms of the health of our economy. we're still looking at it in terms of whether or not we should apologize for the lobbyists or the teacher's unions and we're talking -- overlay, when you overlay race on to the conversation of equality and emerge that on to demographics, you have a really fundamental challenge of what this nation is going to look like moving forward. and so these are very fundamental issues that i think the president is trying to dive in. >> john: rick? >> i was so glad he made that speech today. this is the number one issue w
because most families haven't seen their take-home pay rise for years now. >> john: according to a new pew research poll between twine and 2011, the richest 7% gained $5.6 trillion of net worth this is during obama's term as well, while the rest of the country lost $669 billion. alexis, could it be said that while the country recovers, the level of economic inequality is still getting worse under this president? >> i think a lot of economists would tell you the same thing....
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they came together and they -- you know, they worked it out over a period of years. the thing with what happened with president obama when he got in, the impression was it was a top-down -- it was being implemented and imposed on people rather than all of the states debating it. that's how i think -- that's why it got such a bad rap. >> john: the other big difference of course, romney care covers abortions, obamacare didn't. jimmy, you recently returned to school and earned a masters from harvard university's kennedy school of government. was this to enhance your act or do you have political aspirations? you're kind of a legend up there. >> it has both, john. you know that i ran for president in 2012. i think you know that. under the humor for humanity program. the humor for humanity party. humor in helping. humor in healing, humor in hope. ha, ha, ha. that's what they would chant at my rallies, ha, ha, ha. my whole thing, john, was common sense. for example, you mentioned abortion. all right. big influence here in massachusetts for myself growing up was catholicism.
they came together and they -- you know, they worked it out over a period of years. the thing with what happened with president obama when he got in, the impression was it was a top-down -- it was being implemented and imposed on people rather than all of the states debating it. that's how i think -- that's why it got such a bad rap. >> john: the other big difference of course, romney care covers abortions, obamacare didn't. jimmy, you recently returned to school and earned a masters from...
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but first more >> john: you know, one of the loudest critics of president obama over the past year or so has been america's sweetheart, newt gingrich. yet even newt had to admit yesterday that the president's inauguration speech was, for the most part, "classically american." a speech about giving everyone the opportunity to succeed and to enjoy the same equality under the law? how could anyone, anyone find a problem with an inspiring speech about things like fairness and equal rights? >> simply impossible to do what the president wants to do. ensure prosperity and fairness for every american. can't be done. no matter how much money you spend. >> john: god bless that man. okay. i'm happy to concede the point that prosperity for every american is not a task that can ever be achieved which is probably why the president never said or suggested it, bill. but fairness, we've given up on fairness? i guess fox news will have to change its slogan. fox news, we're balanced, right kucinich? joining me now my panel of nonexperts joe derosa, comedian and co-author of "cheat". contributor to forbe
but first more >> john: you know, one of the loudest critics of president obama over the past year or so has been america's sweetheart, newt gingrich. yet even newt had to admit yesterday that the president's inauguration speech was, for the most part, "classically american." a speech about giving everyone the opportunity to succeed and to enjoy the same equality under the law? how could anyone, anyone find a problem with an inspiring speech about things like fairness and equal...
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i hope it works this year. >> john: zach, the activist who heckled michelle obama vowed to stop being a nice lesbian as part of her mission to get equal rights for gay people. i think that's being a nice lesbian. now that progress is being made for the lgbt community, do you think it is a danger of folks being too nice and docile about things and not keeping the pressure on? >> i think a lot of it goes back to -- >> john: okay. i think we're having a little bit of trouble with zach's audio although for skype it doesn't look like -- hopefully we can get that fixed. richard, i'll bring you in. a lot of folks are upset the president hasn't signed this executive order and why do you think he hasn't done it yet? is he waiting to see if there's any movement on nda in the house and senate or is it something he's saving for the midterm election year next year? >> it is very hard to understand why he hasn't signed it. the employment nondiscrimination act is a bill they've supports but democratic presidents going back to bill clinton have supported it. it will not pass the republican house of r
i hope it works this year. >> john: zach, the activist who heckled michelle obama vowed to stop being a nice lesbian as part of her mission to get equal rights for gay people. i think that's being a nice lesbian. now that progress is being made for the lgbt community, do you think it is a danger of folks being too nice and docile about things and not keeping the pressure on? >> i think a lot of it goes back to -- >> john: okay. i think we're having a little bit of trouble with...
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they got bumped for two more years and then earlier this year the president obama in this case, made 800% of them permanent. -- 80% of them permanent. if you were in d.c. would you have voted to raise the debt ceiling? >> that's a load question. >> john: it is. we're talking about the same thing here. >> i'll tell you what i actually appreciated was the notion of the balanced approach. and that means really looking at what's broken in our system. i think what disappoints me is why i would not have voted for what's been presented is none of them are real solutions. they're band-aids. they're piecemeal. what happens is when you make a decision that makes one part permanent, the other part is not permanent. then both sides are backed in the corners. that's where we are with sequestration. what you've done is you have no way for either side to get out of the mess that they put themselves into and so you have no decision or you come with another band-aid that simply kicks it down the road and you don't really get a solution. that's what frustrates not only local officials but it frustrate
they got bumped for two more years and then earlier this year the president obama in this case, made 800% of them permanent. -- 80% of them permanent. if you were in d.c. would you have voted to raise the debt ceiling? >> that's a load question. >> john: it is. we're talking about the same thing here. >> i'll tell you what i actually appreciated was the notion of the balanced approach. and that means really looking at what's broken in our system. i think what disappoints me is...
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because five years ago president obama made a written campaign promise to the gay community, he told us that as president, he would sign an executive order that saves taxpayer money by making sure the best qualified workers get jobs as federal contractors. he has not yet fulfilled that campaign promise and poor jay had to justify that for five years. he's getting tired and he's floundering as he does it. i've got to say that the obama white house has been m.i.a. on the employment nondiscrimination act. they have not done enough, they have not pushed for it. about a few minutes after the vote, i got -- i checked my phone and i had an e-mail from one of my contacts in the white house and they sent out a press statement, an e-mail celebrating the win. and that was -- i thought to myself, this is the least they could do. this is literally the least they could do. and they've done nothing more. there is no evidence that they're lobbying the hold out senators like florida and virginia and mr. pryor of arkansas. they should be on this bill. they're not and there's no evidence that the presi
because five years ago president obama made a written campaign promise to the gay community, he told us that as president, he would sign an executive order that saves taxpayer money by making sure the best qualified workers get jobs as federal contractors. he has not yet fulfilled that campaign promise and poor jay had to justify that for five years. he's getting tired and he's floundering as he does it. i've got to say that the obama white house has been m.i.a. on the employment...
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remember they released a video earlier this year that was supposed to be devastating indictment of obama. it showed him being a little more black than he normally so. hanging out with black people. and they thought that was -- they thought that was going to bring him down. i think it's just -- indicates how out-of-touch they are. it is really obama what the fox people can't understand is obama really is talking to most of america. >> you should go work at fox. >> john: listen, i worked at fox news plenty. it is happiest place on earth when you walk in there. >> it is a horrible place. are they hiring? [ laughter ] >> john: here's my thing about fox. the week barack obama was sworn in 2009, both bill elo'reilly and sean hannity were given four year contracts. i was praying for mitt romney to get elected. i'm going to buy a boat if he gets elected. fox, it sounds better as the hate obama network than the defend romney network. so aren't they just providing the entertainment and denial their fans demand? >> absolutely. it makes me laugh too to reference back to george w. when george w. was
remember they released a video earlier this year that was supposed to be devastating indictment of obama. it showed him being a little more black than he normally so. hanging out with black people. and they thought that was -- they thought that was going to bring him down. i think it's just -- indicates how out-of-touch they are. it is really obama what the fox people can't understand is obama really is talking to most of america. >> you should go work at fox. >> john: listen, i...
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. >> republicans mocking president obama for not closing gitmo are like lucy mocking charlie brown for missing the football. today is the birthday of linda hunt emmylou harris, sir alec guinness would have been 99 today. 500 years ago this very day spanish explorer ponce de leon first set sight on what came to be known as florida and kept their turn signal on for the whole rest of the trip. congressman charlie rangel and ask a tea partier. this is "viewpoint." >> john: good evening, i'm john fuglesang. this is "viewpoint." thank you so much for watching us tonight. if you were an nra executive like wayne lapierrre you might think you're having a pretty good start to the week. "the washington post" is reporting that congress is struggling to produce a plan to expand background checks on gun buyers despite 90% support for universal background checks in recent polls. forget about an assault weapons ban or curbs on high capacity ammo clips all popular with the american people. but at the white house press secretary jay carney, insisted the president would keep on pressuring congress to do
. >> republicans mocking president obama for not closing gitmo are like lucy mocking charlie brown for missing the football. today is the birthday of linda hunt emmylou harris, sir alec guinness would have been 99 today. 500 years ago this very day spanish explorer ponce de leon first set sight on what came to be known as florida and kept their turn signal on for the whole rest of the trip. congressman charlie rangel and ask a tea partier. this is "viewpoint." >> john:...
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candidate obama promised he would make full disclosure of the secret memos of the bush years and in fact, within a few months of coming to office, he did so. i think against that background, it is all the more shocking that president obama has launched on the same course of keeping really vital memoranda of this sort secret. there, you saw eric holder, really not able to articulate a justification. >> john: exactly. it is not just president obama. it is whoever is the next president and the president after that. medea, i know the democrats think they'll control the white house until 2024 at this point but are you concerned that not just president obama but future administrations, even if governor romney had become president right now last month they could use these legal arguments to continue targeted killings of citizens? >> yes of course. it is a huge power grab by the executive that does an end run against the judiciary but it also does an end run against congress because they say when they use drone strikes, it is not a war so the act doesn't have anything to do with it. i think peop
candidate obama promised he would make full disclosure of the secret memos of the bush years and in fact, within a few months of coming to office, he did so. i think against that background, it is all the more shocking that president obama has launched on the same course of keeping really vital memoranda of this sort secret. there, you saw eric holder, really not able to articulate a justification. >> john: exactly. it is not just president obama. it is whoever is the next president and...
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this is not obama's tax increase. this is bush's tax increase going back to the clinton-era rates designed to expire two years ago but of course you know all of this. i want to turn to everybody's favorite topic. something you wrote a terrific piece on that i loved. secretary of state hillary clinton now fox news hosted greta van susteren took issue with her snarky comments about the concussion that forced hillary clinton to not testify today about benghazi. greta wrote... they think it's just a way of avoiding testifying this -- chris christie avoided it with an ice cream headache. how is does the benghazi probe affect secretary clinton's political future or does it now that election day has passed and benefit benghazi is no longer a football? >> i think it doesn't because the sacrificial lamb was obvious on susan rice. for a lot of voters, it has been put to bed. how long are they going to keep beating the drumbeat of making someone pay. someone has. her name is susan rice. she won't be secretary of state. it is lar
this is not obama's tax increase. this is bush's tax increase going back to the clinton-era rates designed to expire two years ago but of course you know all of this. i want to turn to everybody's favorite topic. something you wrote a terrific piece on that i loved. secretary of state hillary clinton now fox news hosted greta van susteren took issue with her snarky comments about the concussion that forced hillary clinton to not testify today about benghazi. greta wrote... they think it's just...
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the white house was that the obama administration opposed cispa on privacy grounds mainly. this time around, a lot of it is centered on the liability protections that are contained in the bill. obviously businesses have some reluctance to give up cyber information, especially when shareholders are concerned. a lot of what they're worried about is they could be sued by shareholders or the broader public for giving up this information to the government. and so one of the things that companies have been insisting on are strong liability protections to make sure that they've been somewhat protected from lawsuits. the white house, on the other hand, thinks that those protections that are already written into the bill are just a little bit too strong and ideally, the obama administration says those would be curtailed a little bit. >> john: it will be fascinating watching how this thing plays out. technology correspondent for the "national journal," ryan fung, thank you for your time and expertise on this issue and for educating the rest of us about it. hope to have you again. >>
the white house was that the obama administration opposed cispa on privacy grounds mainly. this time around, a lot of it is centered on the liability protections that are contained in the bill. obviously businesses have some reluctance to give up cyber information, especially when shareholders are concerned. a lot of what they're worried about is they could be sued by shareholders or the broader public for giving up this information to the government. and so one of the things that companies...
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. >> four years ago, we had the first inauguration of president obama. in november, america decided one term just wasn't enough. ♪ do that to me one more time ♪ >> announcer: this time around, stephanie miller and her team of comics is coming to make this a party d.c. will never forget. on january 19th, two days before obama's second inauguration the sexy liberal comedy tour starring hal sparks, john fuglesang aisha tyler and the goddess of liberals, stephanie miller will perform live at the warner theatre in washington, d.c. tickets are available at ticketmaster.com and if you want to skip the fees, stop by the warner theatre box office at 513 13th street northwest. the tea baggers lost in november so stephanie is going to do her thing before the inaugural ball. >> that means two things. >> that's the stephanie miller's sexy liberal comedy tour live in d.c. inauguration weekend. for more information, go to sexyliberal.com. >> nice! >> stephanie: thank you! [ applause ] what else do i do? every weekend. watch "meet the press" -- >> drink? >> stephani
. >> four years ago, we had the first inauguration of president obama. in november, america decided one term just wasn't enough. ♪ do that to me one more time ♪ >> announcer: this time around, stephanie miller and her team of comics is coming to make this a party d.c. will never forget. on january 19th, two days before obama's second inauguration the sexy liberal comedy tour starring hal sparks, john fuglesang aisha tyler and the goddess of liberals, stephanie miller will...
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especially with obama the principles don't matter if it is political expediency. obamacare is a republican idea but they hate it. >> john: because it has his name on it. >> if it becomes popular -- >> john: in 20 years, mitt romney will be bragging he's been fighting for this. the national organization for marriage is saying they will defeat any republican candidates who support marriage equality in america. is it still too risky to support marriage equality in this country if you're a republican? >> short term, yes. those playing the long game, no. >> it's like saying remember that guy, he was against child labor. eventually, the tide is going to turn. >> the tide is turning now. >> john: along with immigration, the obama administration found the great wedge issue. >> what was really a turning point was the last election cycle where four states, maine minnesota, washington state and maryland all voted for marriage equality. the first time marriage equality was on the ballot. >> openly gay senator. >> john: it is going to pass in california, too. shifting gears to
especially with obama the principles don't matter if it is political expediency. obamacare is a republican idea but they hate it. >> john: because it has his name on it. >> if it becomes popular -- >> john: in 20 years, mitt romney will be bragging he's been fighting for this. the national organization for marriage is saying they will defeat any republican candidates who support marriage equality in america. is it still too risky to support marriage equality in this country if...
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and the dow is at a five-year high and corporate profits are bigger than ever which means if barack obama is the communist fox news keeps saying he is, he's very, very bad at it! today, my friends is the birthday of late rolling stone brian jones, he would have been 71. also the birthday of paul krugman and internationally beloved humanitarian gilbert godfrey. on this date in 1983, the final episode of m.a.s.h. was broadcast on cbs. how fitting that pope benedict's retirement falls on the 30th anniversary of father mulcahy's. this is "viewpoint." >> john: good evening, i'm john fuglesang. if political gridlock was an olympic sport the congress would be preparing to field a gold medal. maybe we can all do better. but with $85 billion in spending about to be pulled out of our economy by a sequestration act that only the tea party seems to want both major parties resorted to finger pointing instead of action today. >> i really believe that the american people deserve better than what the republicans in this building believe is the right thing. our job in congress should be to provide a found
and the dow is at a five-year high and corporate profits are bigger than ever which means if barack obama is the communist fox news keeps saying he is, he's very, very bad at it! today, my friends is the birthday of late rolling stone brian jones, he would have been 71. also the birthday of paul krugman and internationally beloved humanitarian gilbert godfrey. on this date in 1983, the final episode of m.a.s.h. was broadcast on cbs. how fitting that pope benedict's retirement falls on the 30th...
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reid will finally reform the filibuster as he promised last year, right? >> you know. you keep wondering when is there that last straw that breaks the camel's back. you kind of wonder, he keeps raising the issue. and we keep -- we heard in january, this time we crafted something in the works. i wish it were so. >> john: i wish it was too. let's turn to more local politics. your friend and mine, governor chris christie of new jersey scheduled a special october election to fill the seat left vacant when senator frank lautenberg died on monday. governor christie could have appointed a republican to serving until the 2014 general or scheduled a special election to coincide with this year's november election. so governor, what's the calculus behind his decision? >> i'm a little surprised at what he did. i expected him -- the reason he scheduled the special election prior to the november election is he does not want cory booker to be on the ballot, on the same day they've, chris christie, is running for re-election because cory booker, he believes will pull out
reid will finally reform the filibuster as he promised last year, right? >> you know. you keep wondering when is there that last straw that breaks the camel's back. you kind of wonder, he keeps raising the issue. and we keep -- we heard in january, this time we crafted something in the works. i wish it were so. >> john: i wish it was too. let's turn to more local politics. your friend and mine, governor chris christie of new jersey scheduled a special october election to fill the...
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military increased last year to 26,000. pentagon estimates break that down to 12,100 of the women on active duty being victims of sexual assaults and 13,000 men in uniform. that's 38 men and 33 women per day. the dod acknowledges male survivors report their assaults at a much lower rate. you still with me, republicans? because it gets worse. you see, less than 10% of victims reported their assaults last year and less than 1% of sex abuse perpetrators were convicted last year under the pentagon's current system of justice. and less than 10% of victims ever even report it. 62% of those who reported assaults felt they were retaliated against. revictimized after they reported these attacks to their superiors and that's why most cases aren't even reported. now, i know what you're thinking. this is a disgusting scandal. how can we blame obama? hang on because it gets worse. in the v.a. system, one in five women and one in 100 men screen positive for military sexual trauma. men make up 40% of patients treated for ptsd. in 2012, 33
military increased last year to 26,000. pentagon estimates break that down to 12,100 of the women on active duty being victims of sexual assaults and 13,000 men in uniform. that's 38 men and 33 women per day. the dod acknowledges male survivors report their assaults at a much lower rate. you still with me, republicans? because it gets worse. you see, less than 10% of victims reported their assaults last year and less than 1% of sex abuse perpetrators were convicted last year under the...
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i still think the fundamental metric will be middle class incomes after eight years of president obama be up or down. if its adown then i think the historical record will be yes he brought us back from the precipice but somehow did not restore the trend line. that was the focus of what he was talking about. whether the pieces are there whether it happens, we have to wait and see. >> john: i want to move on to mr. lapierrre. i know you're a fan. >> my buddy wayne. >> john: during the first few days after sandy, there was not a single homicide in the city of new york contrary to what mr. lapierrre lied and only seven alleged luting cases in all of brooklyn. what's he talking about and do his fans care? >> he's been watching too many movies, mad max australia back after 2,000 years. the guy simply is detached from reality. i think the -- >> john: does he need to be? isn't his job to sell fear? >> i was completely wrong about three months ago. less than that. after the newtown massacre, and there have been a sequence of horrific events. i kept waiting for an alternative force to emerge wit
i still think the fundamental metric will be middle class incomes after eight years of president obama be up or down. if its adown then i think the historical record will be yes he brought us back from the precipice but somehow did not restore the trend line. that was the focus of what he was talking about. whether the pieces are there whether it happens, we have to wait and see. >> john: i want to move on to mr. lapierrre. i know you're a fan. >> my buddy wayne. >> john:...
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what were his concerns about running again last year? >> he had two different concerns, john. one was whether or not he would be the strongest candidate to run in the general election against president obama. he said to me if some other republicans, he mentioned jeb bush as one example, if they had run or decided to run, he might not have decided to do so. he did say that once the field, as we finally saw it, began to assemble, he did think he was the strongest of that group to take on the president. but, as you say, he also had some qualms about whether he fit well within the republican party as it came out of the 2010 elections. he said stuart stevens, his chief strategist often said to him this is a southern-based party, you're a northerner. this is an evangelical party, you're a mormon. this is a conservative party and you're seen as a more moderate conservative from massachusetts. he wondered whether he could win over the republican base. >> john: despite his own are you luctance, he was seen as a front-runner fairly early on. he was in 2008 before mccain won new hampshir
what were his concerns about running again last year? >> he had two different concerns, john. one was whether or not he would be the strongest candidate to run in the general election against president obama. he said to me if some other republicans, he mentioned jeb bush as one example, if they had run or decided to run, he might not have decided to do so. he did say that once the field, as we finally saw it, began to assemble, he did think he was the strongest of that group to take on...
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obama, who was in seoul, south korea today was addressing a wave of sexual assaults in an institution that is supposed to protect america from its foes, the military. according to a pentagon study last year, the military recorded 3,374 sexual assaults and that is up nearly 6% from 2011. even more disturbing because many cases are never even reported anonymous surveys suggest there were as many as 26,000 cases of sexual assault in the military in 2012 and that is up from more than 19,000 in 2010. at a news conference, mr. obama said he had no tolerance for cases like these. >> obama: if we found out somebody is engaging in this stuff, they have to be held accountable, prosecuted, stripped of their positions. court-martialed, fired dishonorably discharged, period. >> john: meanwhile a senate armed services committee hearing, chairman carl levin brought up a case that began make news this week. >> presented this morning with dramatic evidence of the need for the department of defense to act swiftly and decisively to address the plague of sexual assaults in the military. >> john: meanwhil
obama, who was in seoul, south korea today was addressing a wave of sexual assaults in an institution that is supposed to protect america from its foes, the military. according to a pentagon study last year, the military recorded 3,374 sexual assaults and that is up nearly 6% from 2011. even more disturbing because many cases are never even reported anonymous surveys suggest there were as many as 26,000 cases of sexual assault in the military in 2012 and that is up from more than 19,000 in...
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president obama last night. >> obama: you see the election four years ago wasn't about me. it was about you. [ cheers and applause ] >> obama: my fellow citizens you were the change. >> stephanie: i thought that was so important because we were saying there has been all this mocking from the right-wing the messiah, the chosen one, and if you went back and read all of those speeches it was always we. i was never about him. >> yes. >> attacking the strength. >> yeah, and again we are now fired up and ready to go. >> stephanie: i am currently bar-rocking the vote. >> there you go, and you are bar-rocking it well. >> stephanie: oh thank you. a nice t-shirt joke but i like it. and here is the president again last night. >> obama: down in tampa at the republican convention, they were more than happy to talk about everything they think is wrong with america, but they didn't have much to say about how they would make it right. they want your vote, but they don't want you to know their plan and that's because all they have to offer is the same prescriptions they have had for the las
president obama last night. >> obama: you see the election four years ago wasn't about me. it was about you. [ cheers and applause ] >> obama: my fellow citizens you were the change. >> stephanie: i thought that was so important because we were saying there has been all this mocking from the right-wing the messiah, the chosen one, and if you went back and read all of those speeches it was always we. i was never about him. >> yes. >> attacking the strength. >>...
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because the whole campaign of president obama four years ago was hope and change and bringing everyone together and a lot of people were looking forward to that. a lot of people also believe that hasn't been what's happened in the last two and a half years. so i'm stunned. >> you're stunned by air. >> stephanie: gretchen carlson, that should be on the chiron, "stunned by air." >> fox and friends has spent every weekday morning for the last four years making sure america cannot come together. trying to stop anybody from doing it. now she's stunned. >> stephanie: her point is despite the extraordinary help from the republicans, it is amazing. i don't know how. >> shocked all of that gambling going on. >> stephanie: eric boehlert remains in the sidecar. we continue right-wing world after the commercial. >> it is a combination of low self-esteem, low blood sugar and missing red wine with my -- and mixing red wine with my painkillers. and everyone likes 50% more cash -- well, except her. and everyone likes 50% more cash -- well, except her. and everyone likes 50% more cash -- well, except h
because the whole campaign of president obama four years ago was hope and change and bringing everyone together and a lot of people were looking forward to that. a lot of people also believe that hasn't been what's happened in the last two and a half years. so i'm stunned. >> you're stunned by air. >> stephanie: gretchen carlson, that should be on the chiron, "stunned by air." >> fox and friends has spent every weekday morning for the last four years making sure...
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my company just laid off 30% or about 500 ploys beginning of this year. and then now they're -- not reinvesting but putting in $300 million to the corporate office in indianapolis. and saying that they're growing the private sector for 100 people in five years. and governor mitch daniels was at the press conference and i'm like how can you say your agreeing our -- say you're growing our business 100 people in five years when you laid off about 500 people at the beginning of the year. >> stephanie: thank you. 29 minutes after the hour. representative jim mcdermid, our congressman friend next on "the stephanie miller show." [[vo]]joy behar is coming to current tv for one week only until the fall. what happens if you ask her to tone down her opinions? >>sorry, i can't hear you. what? [[vo]]or tell her she has to stick to a script? >>forget it. [[vo]]that will never happen on current. >>try to be a little more conservative tonight. junk like it did at any an arby's in colorado. yikes. >> stephanie: i guess we do know where the beef is. [ buzzer ] >> that's wr
my company just laid off 30% or about 500 ploys beginning of this year. and then now they're -- not reinvesting but putting in $300 million to the corporate office in indianapolis. and saying that they're growing the private sector for 100 people in five years. and governor mitch daniels was at the press conference and i'm like how can you say your agreeing our -- say you're growing our business 100 people in five years when you laid off about 500 people at the beginning of the year. >>...
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in the front row. >> obama: i just want to wish, sweetie, you happy anniversary and let you know a year from now we will not be celebrating it in front of 40 million people. >> bill: maybe even 50 million people. which prompted mitt romney to get off his first zinger of the night. >> romney: congratulations to you, mr. president on your anniversary. i'm sure this was the most romantic place you could imagine here with me. congratulations. >> bill: there you go. >> a rare moment of real, genuine humor from romney bot. >> bill: it was downhill from there. we're going to have a lot of help getting through the debate. all of you, of course, again your calls at 1-866-55-press. diana, congresswoman from colorado will be joining us as well as dennis van roekel, the president of the national education association. a lot of talk about education last night. a lot of talk about teachers lately. dennis van roekel here to talk about it this morning. we'll talk to reporters on the scene in denver, here in washington, d.c. who have been covering the campaign and covering the debate and take your call.
in the front row. >> obama: i just want to wish, sweetie, you happy anniversary and let you know a year from now we will not be celebrating it in front of 40 million people. >> bill: maybe even 50 million people. which prompted mitt romney to get off his first zinger of the night. >> romney: congratulations to you, mr. president on your anniversary. i'm sure this was the most romantic place you could imagine here with me. congratulations. >> bill: there you go. >>...
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during his first four years. and that he's going to in his next four years and does that sound like a good idea. well, they've been running on the idea that he's the biggest tax raiser and government grower and liberally muslim ever -- i don't know what that means. and so when he says this, he literally said i got -- he's got one new idea. i admit to see the one thing he did not see in the first four years and he will which is to raise taxes is. there anybody that sees raising taxes will grow the economy. you can see romney right behind him going oh! did you just admit he didn't raise taxes? oh, man! >> stephanie: meanwhile back in the real world. [ ♪ "world news tonight" ♪ ] president obama 10-point lead in ohio. wow. 25--point advantage among women. i've been saying i have not seen anger among women like this. romney holds an 8-point lead among men. president holds a 35-point edge among voters under 35 years old. 62% of ohio voters say the auto bailout was a success. hmm. mr. obama also holds a huge, huge h
during his first four years. and that he's going to in his next four years and does that sound like a good idea. well, they've been running on the idea that he's the biggest tax raiser and government grower and liberally muslim ever -- i don't know what that means. and so when he says this, he literally said i got -- he's got one new idea. i admit to see the one thing he did not see in the first four years and he will which is to raise taxes is. there anybody that sees raising taxes will grow...
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>> caller: no. >> caller: nixon. 40 years ago. >> nixon, a lot of his policies were to the left of obama's. >> john: he would be called a liberal. >> caller: back in the day the republican candidates who represent our country -- if you want to be fruitful, 1970 and back okay -- >> john: i would agree with that. >> caller: i don't know who the yas hadn't are from '70s and up. >> john: i don't understand why you're still a republican. sometimes the honor thy mother and father goes a bit too far although i like talking to a black republican because it is like talking to a vegetarian for meat. this man has been on hold. alex, you've been on hold since the reagan administration. >> caller: i've been on hold forever. >> john: thank you for call. >> caller: hi, john. i would like to first of all say that it is my birthday today. >> john: happy birthday. >> caller: thank you very much. i would like to talk about my favorite right wing talking point which is this. they always bring up the fact that the stimulus never ever works. that bush never did it and even if they acknowledge that bush did it,
>> caller: no. >> caller: nixon. 40 years ago. >> nixon, a lot of his policies were to the left of obama's. >> john: he would be called a liberal. >> caller: back in the day the republican candidates who represent our country -- if you want to be fruitful, 1970 and back okay -- >> john: i would agree with that. >> caller: i don't know who the yas hadn't are from '70s and up. >> john: i don't understand why you're still a republican. sometimes the...
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four years ago, obama was running against a man whose hair was on fire. he was suspending his campaign and getting sarah palin on the ticket. just acting erratically. so it was really easy for him to play no drama obama right? and this year, it is not that easy. this year, there is someone who basically will say absolutely anything including look, i'm cool with abortion. i'm not going to do anything to make it illegal. relax, ladies. don't worry about it. when he's been running as that staunch pro-life person. i got it wrong. i thought he was going to stay kind of pandering to his base and he did the exact opposite where then he started basically adopting all of obama's positions on everything. >> stephanie: i know. that's why -- like i say i certainly have some sympathy for the president last time, tina. don't you also think he's got so much ammunition. clearly, he will be loaded tomorrow night, don't you think? >> if he did a -- if he did a joe biden impersonation, i would be more than happy. >> we all would. >> that was so satisfying! >> stephanie: was
four years ago, obama was running against a man whose hair was on fire. he was suspending his campaign and getting sarah palin on the ticket. just acting erratically. so it was really easy for him to play no drama obama right? and this year, it is not that easy. this year, there is someone who basically will say absolutely anything including look, i'm cool with abortion. i'm not going to do anything to make it illegal. relax, ladies. don't worry about it. when he's been running as that staunch...
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i'm just saying betty white 90 years old. she favors president obama. she said she's very bipartisan. has stayed away from politics all of her life. she hardly ever says who she is for or against because she doesn't like to lose fans. she likes how obama represents us. hop on betty. ♪ it ain't a man's world ♪ >> jersey shore has slammed bristol palin. so we're all -- >> reality show stars are now slamming other reality show stars. >> she said bristol should keep her uneducated ignorant mouth closed. you wouldn't have a kid. it is 2012. samantha ronson said we know when they grow up. really, bristol palin? how is your kid doing? snap! two snaps. in a circle. >> oh, dear. >> revenge of the reality stars. >> stephanie: someone said who cares. what a failed vice presidential's candidate's daughter thinks so i'm going to stop talking now. maybe i'll come back tomorrow. we'll see you tomorrow on "the stephanie miller show."
i'm just saying betty white 90 years old. she favors president obama. she said she's very bipartisan. has stayed away from politics all of her life. she hardly ever says who she is for or against because she doesn't like to lose fans. she likes how obama represents us. hop on betty. ♪ it ain't a man's world ♪ >> jersey shore has slammed bristol palin. so we're all -- >> reality show stars are now slamming other reality show stars. >> she said bristol should keep her...
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women have lost more jobs under obama than any other president. that is a statistic the romney consistently rolls out women are suffering under obama more than any other president. it's not necessarily because of obama's policies. it's budget cuts in red states have forced them to lay off teachers, a majority of women lay off heal care workers majority of women. >> the same argument they use for african-american voters, that the unemployment rate is so high. in so many states, it's because so many government jobs have been cut. when you get smaller government, they want to blame you for putting people out of work. >> exactly. >> yeah, it's -- and it works. a lot of people are fooled by this. it's no different i think laura, than these politicians who come out and say freedom isn't free and cut my taxes. it's this, they're talking out of both sides of their mouth. >> and we need to reduce the debt, because that works. >> we're talking with laura bassett and taking your calls at 866-55-press. are you excited about the debate? >> super excited. i'm t
women have lost more jobs under obama than any other president. that is a statistic the romney consistently rolls out women are suffering under obama more than any other president. it's not necessarily because of obama's policies. it's budget cuts in red states have forced them to lay off teachers, a majority of women lay off heal care workers majority of women. >> the same argument they use for african-american voters, that the unemployment rate is so high. in so many states, it's...
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it has been five years! this has been telegraphed from day one. >> stephanie: why won't the president leave by getting out of the way? >> obama is a centrist so by definition, it is the republicans who are causing this >> you know, this whole idea of you know, attacking the president for not being able to change the opposition's behavior. where were the columns attacking w bush for not being able to get tom daschle to change his behavior in the early part of george bush's first term when the allegation was democrats were obstructing and standing in the way of the republican agenda. we've never seen this sort of onslaught where the pundits blame the president for his inability to get the other side to change its mind. we've never seen it because it doesn't make any sense. >> stephanie: meanwhile in right-wing world a liberal obama-loving media. all right. let's dive into the right-wing world. see what's doing. here we go. rush limbaugh. >> i've never seen this kind of self-absorption. it is uncanny. >> stepha
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this year down somewhat. romney took a hit down to 30 million. obama was still at 35 million. you know, that is a good thing and the debates we'll see -- i assume a huge audience again. people will get this unvarnished look at what the candidates are doing. but there was bill clinton you know, i still remember 20 years ago listening to his convention speech on the radio in upstate new york because i couldn't get a tv signal. so yeah, they are important and they are sort of defining moments i think. but that being said, again, i think they're moving so far away from content it will be interesting to see if the media continued to you know, give them as much time and attention. >> john: the right wing is trying to sell us that obama's speech was lousy and low energy. would you agree with that? >> no. what was the poll -- the poll from ohio yesterday that show obama up five. one of the questions they asked who gave a better speech, romney or obama.ú obama, two to one. 60% said obama. 30% said romney. you know, i think it was a different type of speech than 2008. i think a couple
this year down somewhat. romney took a hit down to 30 million. obama was still at 35 million. you know, that is a good thing and the debates we'll see -- i assume a huge audience again. people will get this unvarnished look at what the candidates are doing. but there was bill clinton you know, i still remember 20 years ago listening to his convention speech on the radio in upstate new york because i couldn't get a tv signal. so yeah, they are important and they are sort of defining moments i...
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for nearly two years boehner has said obama walked away from the grand bargain remember, which helped create this toxic political environment. it amazes me the majority leader was willing to admit this. this makes boehner look remarkably dishonest. it is unbelievably. he admitted -- okay. ♪ you're a lying sack of crap ♪ >> looming budget cuts. they have released hundreds of detained immigrants to trim due to the budget cuts. they'll scream amnesty when we get to immigration reform. there you go. you go. thanks a lot. all right. the president talking about the -- >> obama: there are too many republicans in congress right now who refuse to compromise even an inch when it comes to closing tax loopholes and special interest tax breaks. that's what's holding things up right now. >> stephanie: somebody -- you know -- i've been quoting him a lot. michael tomasky and the "daily beast." >> he's a great writer. >> stephanie: he broadens it out to the media which we talk about a lot, too. it is infuriating. it is that we have to leave it there. both sides have equally valid points. >> no, th
for nearly two years boehner has said obama walked away from the grand bargain remember, which helped create this toxic political environment. it amazes me the majority leader was willing to admit this. this makes boehner look remarkably dishonest. it is unbelievably. he admitted -- okay. ♪ you're a lying sack of crap ♪ >> looming budget cuts. they have released hundreds of detained immigrants to trim due to the budget cuts. they'll scream amnesty when we get to immigration reform....
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and it's important that president obama hasn't done a proper debate in four years. so he's coming at this with the less time he's had that he did the debate. he was not even the president yet and now he's got to defend his record and talk about what he's done in a way that he hasn't had to over the course of the last four years. governor romney though is in a position where he is -- he's gotta do something different from what he was doing during the primary debates which is not appealing to the base or sort of getting through them without making a big disaster happen but instead, positively proactively appealing to people and making the connection that he hasn't been able to make with large part to the electorate so far. >> john: how does he do that? >> it's a tough question. i'm not sure that i have a better answer than the legion of debate coaches that governor romney has working with him. but he has to -- it seems to make it clear to people that he understands what they're going through in a way that's not simply numbers on a graph. but he needs to do it in a way
and it's important that president obama hasn't done a proper debate in four years. so he's coming at this with the less time he's had that he did the debate. he was not even the president yet and now he's got to defend his record and talk about what he's done in a way that he hasn't had to over the course of the last four years. governor romney though is in a position where he is -- he's gotta do something different from what he was doing during the primary debates which is not appealing to the...
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he's not running against senator obama. who, by the way again still had more electoral experience than romney and far more foreign policy credentials than romney. but he's running against a president who's been dealing with this now for four years. and if he's not bringing anything to the game, then why should we even care that he's playing? >> stephanie: by the way -- [ ♪ "world news tonight" ♪ ] in happy clappy news, ending on happy clappy news, after the two political conventions obviously obama is leading in three of the most important battleground states according to the new msnbc poll. obama ahead by 5 points. in ohio, he's ahead by 7. in gallup, he's ahead what is it? 5. i was surprised actually because you're not usually my happy clappy friend. i feel like larry the landslide lizard could be stretching. >> i totally think so. it is also seeming like there is a chance that this obama bounce is actually pulling up some of the democratic candidates. elizabeth warren is firmly in the lead. >> stephanie: thank you! y
he's not running against senator obama. who, by the way again still had more electoral experience than romney and far more foreign policy credentials than romney. but he's running against a president who's been dealing with this now for four years. and if he's not bringing anything to the game, then why should we even care that he's playing? >> stephanie: by the way -- [ ♪ "world news tonight" ♪ ] in happy clappy news, ending on happy clappy news, after the two political...
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i'm pretty sure congress has had the chance to act on this for years and years. the republicans particularly in the senate, they will not even you know, address the obama agenda. they won't even give it the decency of debate. they won't do votes. this is eventually when you won't engage when the process won't work. this is one of the options the president has. >> stephanie: yep, i know. lou dobbs and bill o'reilly. >> what makes this objectionable to me today among other things is he blames republicans saying he couldn't get it through congress. we can't wait. and completely distorts the reality and the record. >> that being said and we all know -- >> of course it is. we all know it is a political move. >> the point i've been making all morning is the president before this -- 30 in the hispanic vote over romney. doesn't that kind of tend to make that accusation fall flat? >> yeah, it does. there's probably no subgroup he's doing better. we were talking about u.s. bishops. they were talking about the dream act. i think in '08 they wanted this passed. they were jus
i'm pretty sure congress has had the chance to act on this for years and years. the republicans particularly in the senate, they will not even you know, address the obama agenda. they won't even give it the decency of debate. they won't do votes. this is eventually when you won't engage when the process won't work. this is one of the options the president has. >> stephanie: yep, i know. lou dobbs and bill o'reilly. >> what makes this objectionable to me today among other things is...
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president obama has been there a lot in the last couple of years. he will be there even more in the next couple of months. chris is calling from madison wisconsin. hey, chris, welcome to the program. >> caller: great show. my quick anecdotal case here. yes, i am a re-sounding yes. i'm doing much better than four years ago. quick little history for people. what people may not know that are part of the act included grants for research. i was a non-traditional student going back to school. anyone who's gone toward science or engineering you make your post-graduate career based on have you done research or did you do an internship. simple fact that that money existed for me to get into a research opportunity made the difference for -- once i graduated. i'm making three times the money i did when i was working my crappy job in my early 20s. this is what we forget. what happens with paul ryan, long-term consequence of those investments, we calculate. >> bill: paul ryan getting rid of the pell grants as well. it is interesting chris one of the things that
president obama has been there a lot in the last couple of years. he will be there even more in the next couple of months. chris is calling from madison wisconsin. hey, chris, welcome to the program. >> caller: great show. my quick anecdotal case here. yes, i am a re-sounding yes. i'm doing much better than four years ago. quick little history for people. what people may not know that are part of the act included grants for research. i was a non-traditional student going back to school....
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again, who created the caricatures of obama? it was fox news. no mention in the column. so, you know, it is interesting that after the election and this year begins to unfold, republicans and conservatives clearly understand the problem. it is a messaging problem. it is a perception problem. it is an image problem. and they all know the problem revolves around fox news and nobody will say it. >> stephanie: yeah, because they won't be invited on fox news. >> either they're going to get a paycheck or they won't be invited as a guest. i 1999 is the gore -- it is the gorilla. they have -- fox has created or consumed so much power in the republican party. there's no way right now anyone has enough standing or power to try to call them out. and that's why they're sort of doomed with this model that they've created. >> stephanie: absolutely. eric boehlert, great stuff as always. we'll see you next week, my friend. >> all right bye-bye. >> stephanie: 18 minutes after the hour. right back on "the stephanie miller show." >> pull over. you're dwl driving while laughing. it's "the s
again, who created the caricatures of obama? it was fox news. no mention in the column. so, you know, it is interesting that after the election and this year begins to unfold, republicans and conservatives clearly understand the problem. it is a messaging problem. it is a perception problem. it is an image problem. and they all know the problem revolves around fox news and nobody will say it. >> stephanie: yeah, because they won't be invited on fox news. >> either they're going to...
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of the obama administration. nancy pelosi and steny hoyer cracking the whip. that's when we saw things happen. the honorable steny hoyer joins us on our news line this morning. those were the days, right congressman? >> those were the days where we did things substantively. and got america moving again. not as fast as we want because for the last two years as you pointed out we haven't done much. we haven't done much the first six months or five months of this year either. >> bill: the big question is, congressman, we want to know if we're getting our tax dollars worth. have you repealed obamacare again this week? >> not this week. but the house passed it this week, of course. last week. for the 37th time. just to reiterate that -- i know it comes as a shocker that there are some republicans against giving healthcare to an additional 30 plus million people in america. and they needed to reiterate that one more time. but it is the kind of thing that we're wasting time with. we've spent two and a half years posturi
of the obama administration. nancy pelosi and steny hoyer cracking the whip. that's when we saw things happen. the honorable steny hoyer joins us on our news line this morning. those were the days, right congressman? >> those were the days where we did things substantively. and got america moving again. not as fast as we want because for the last two years as you pointed out we haven't done much. we haven't done much the first six months or five months of this year either. >> bill:...
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about a year ago he said i've got the videotapes. it is funny corn had better tapes than they've released so far. >> bill: we're still waiting for the michelle obama whitey tape. but on the romney thing again it kind of -- kind of -- reinforces the image right very much reinforces the image i believe that we -- we're getting romney anyhow with some help from the obama campaign that this is a guy who is out of touch, doesn't relate to -- doesn't understand, doesn't care about average working class americans. here he says it in his own words. >> they feel like they're being said. one thing on the campaign trail in public. his wealthy donors are being told another thing behind closed doors. >> bill: he says i care about you. i want to work with you. i want to help the middle class. they said that in tampa. we're there to help you right? and now he's saying these guys? >> he also is talking to donors so he's telling them there's nothing i can do to win these people over but the 47% line, it is a fishy line. you have about half of them ar
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he's back, he said because barack obama gave us a chance for a comeback. the auto industry supports one out of every eight jobs in ohio and it is alive and growing in america again. [ cheering ] late last year, chrysler announced they were hiring 1100 new autoworkers in toledo. just last month g.m. announced a plan to invest $200 million in lordstown. keeping 5,000 jobs in ohio and building the next generation of the chevy cruze a car we're proud to say is made entirely in ohio! [ cheering ] and just today just today the big three automakers all announced that their auto sales are up by double digits since last year. it's been a long, slog back and we've still got a long way to go. but all over america all over ohio, men and women are going back to work with the pride of building something stamped made in america! [ cheering ] before barack obama took office, it looked like that pride could have vanished forever. but today from the staggering depths of the great recession the nation has had 29 straight months of job growth. workers across my state and acro
he's back, he said because barack obama gave us a chance for a comeback. the auto industry supports one out of every eight jobs in ohio and it is alive and growing in america again. [ cheering ] late last year, chrysler announced they were hiring 1100 new autoworkers in toledo. just last month g.m. announced a plan to invest $200 million in lordstown. keeping 5,000 jobs in ohio and building the next generation of the chevy cruze a car we're proud to say is made entirely in ohio! [ cheering ]...
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he came out and said the gun lobby is writing our laws. >> zimmerman said he was involved three years earlier in an altercation with an undercover officer who was taking part in a sting. charged with battery of an officer and resisting officer with violence. court records show a woman filed a petition for injunction against him citing domestic violence. wasn't the first story that he was squeaky clean, that's why they let him go. >> if you're a conservative do you care about law enforcement if you care about children affected by gun violence you're on the wrong side listening to o'reilly and demonizing trayvon. i see my republican friends on tv doing cartwheels and yoga positions to try to find a way to somehow demonize trayvon martin. >> and may or may not have held marijuana at one point. >> i looked at the mclaughlin group, i thought the planets were aligning in the apocalypse because they agreed. >> right, wrong. >> the guy aultimate is ad a cop and concealing a 9mm. you want him to be your standard bearer? >> i learned more details about zimmerman. by this point repeatedly called
he came out and said the gun lobby is writing our laws. >> zimmerman said he was involved three years earlier in an altercation with an undercover officer who was taking part in a sting. charged with battery of an officer and resisting officer with violence. court records show a woman filed a petition for injunction against him citing domestic violence. wasn't the first story that he was squeaky clean, that's why they let him go. >> if you're a conservative do you care about law...
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obama runs everything. it is weird. >> stephanie: here's charles krauthammer defending boehner. >> i think boehner postponed the vote until today was absolutely right. $60 billion including a ton of pork. the part that was essential was what passed today was to replenish the flood insurance. that's right. and the rest ought to be debated in regular order. >> interesting because ten days after katrina hit bush signed emergency funds passed by the republican white house. i went back and was looking recently, there wasn't a peep from fox news. there was not a peep from charles krauthammer or anyone at fox news in those ten days talking about a rape of the treasury? is that what he called it? people in new jersey, new york and connecticut. that's a pleasant term. >> stephanie: robert andrews the congressman from jersey was on on friday. he put in such stark human terms about there was a guy on the boardwalk that lost his business. he will not get the funds now in time to open this year. that guy may lose his ho
obama runs everything. it is weird. >> stephanie: here's charles krauthammer defending boehner. >> i think boehner postponed the vote until today was absolutely right. $60 billion including a ton of pork. the part that was essential was what passed today was to replenish the flood insurance. that's right. and the rest ought to be debated in regular order. >> interesting because ten days after katrina hit bush signed emergency funds passed by the republican white house. i went...
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president obama's pushing congress to get something done on reform this year. republicans insisting we meet border security benchmarks before we create a path to citizenship for the undocumented immigrants in the united states. >>> senator john mccain saying lawmakers need to see the border firsthand to understand the problems and challenges ahead. just how long that fence has got to be you i'm sure. >> any concern that demand for new gun control legislation may say, the farther we get from the tragedy in newtown connecticut is justified. it has dropped 10 points since last december right after the massacre at sandy hook elementary. support for gun control does break along party lines. half of republicans want laws to stay the -- the way they are. back with more show after the break. this show is about analyzing to the fire. are you encouraged by what you heard the president say the other night? is this personal or is it political? a lot of my work happens by doing the things that i am given to doing anyway. staying in tough with everything that is going on pol
president obama's pushing congress to get something done on reform this year. republicans insisting we meet border security benchmarks before we create a path to citizenship for the undocumented immigrants in the united states. >>> senator john mccain saying lawmakers need to see the border firsthand to understand the problems and challenges ahead. just how long that fence has got to be you i'm sure. >> any concern that demand for new gun control legislation may say, the farther...
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last few years he doesn't really ballyhoo that on the campaign trail. he seems to stay away from it. and i'm talking about ballyhooing it like from the rooftops. why doesn't he do that? he seems sometimes to me so sort of -- i don't know the right word but -- he's loath to do things like that. and it just -- i don't understand -- >> stephanie: say one more time. >> what congress has done to him. >> stephanie: i think he has. i think he'll continue to do that because i think -- particularly in this latest fight over taxes, i think it is becoming clearer and clear. we have to get jacki on the phone now. we apologize. jim has cheated on you briefly with tina pew you don't screen saver. >> i gave her a squee. >> it is all over for me. i'm going to cry into my cornflakes. >> stephanie: boys are so fickle. we'll have to give you another jingle. robert writes steph do you take requests? jacki schechner theme song. i had been humming that damn baby monkey song all day. >> jacki hasn't heard that. >> the syllables fit perfectly with baby monkey. >> stephanie: i
last few years he doesn't really ballyhoo that on the campaign trail. he seems to stay away from it. and i'm talking about ballyhooing it like from the rooftops. why doesn't he do that? he seems sometimes to me so sort of -- i don't know the right word but -- he's loath to do things like that. and it just -- i don't understand -- >> stephanie: say one more time. >> what congress has done to him. >> stephanie: i think he has. i think he'll continue to do that because i think --...
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maybe three or four years ago. and jay carney there, as he pointed out under two presidents with her. then you may have heard there is a new book out that's getting a lot of buzz in washington d.c. it's about washington. it's about the political and media kind of circus that exists here. where everybody is in this pool. they're all trying to get as much publicity as they can for themselves, even staffers, it is called this town. it is written by mark from "the new york times." i wanted to hear what jay carney said about it. >> have you read mark's book and do you think it accurately reflects this town and this white house. >> see the value of going to the back early? let me say two things. i have not read the book but i expect an invitation to the book party. >> so noted. are you on the "a" list? >> i certainly wasn't expecting this question. >> bill: i gotta tell you i love asking a question he doesn't expect, right? he was expecting -- he got the questions about syria about immigration reform. you know, about the
maybe three or four years ago. and jay carney there, as he pointed out under two presidents with her. then you may have heard there is a new book out that's getting a lot of buzz in washington d.c. it's about washington. it's about the political and media kind of circus that exists here. where everybody is in this pool. they're all trying to get as much publicity as they can for themselves, even staffers, it is called this town. it is written by mark from "the new york times." i...
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and he was just -- he was just renominated by president obama this year. >> bill: so how long is his term? >> well, starting yesterday it's five years. >> bill: five years. you know this -- you mentioned her before. this is really a great victory for elizabeth warren, isn't it? >> it absolutely is. yesterday was especially sweet because in a final vote for the confirmation, she was presiding. so there were actually two votes. there was the procedural vote yesterday. that passed 71-29. then there was a final vote, substantively on cordray's nomination. that passed 66-34. >> bill: no stronger, better consumer organization in this country happen public citizen. so what do you see now as the future of this consumer finance protection bureau now that we've got richard cordray officially as the head of it? >> thanks for the compliments. cfpb has already started to reign in abusive predatory practices by banks lenders security firms debt collectors and other institutions. and so in its short time in two years, it's already made substantial contributions. it's returned about half a billion d
and he was just -- he was just renominated by president obama this year. >> bill: so how long is his term? >> well, starting yesterday it's five years. >> bill: five years. you know this -- you mentioned her before. this is really a great victory for elizabeth warren, isn't it? >> it absolutely is. yesterday was especially sweet because in a final vote for the confirmation, she was presiding. so there were actually two votes. there was the procedural vote yesterday. that...
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it will not be jammed the way it was for four years ago for president obama's inaugural when there were about 1.8 million. i can tell you having been down here four years ago, the crowd here is nothing compared to what it was then. there's still very much of a festive atmosphere. a lot of people who are happy to be witnessing history, to be seeing their president inaugurated for the second time. >> jennifer: you are in a great spot because you get the reverse look of what the president is seeing. so we get to see it from both ends of the mall. i can tell you from somebody who was there at the other side of that last time, the sea of people from that vantage point perched up high was amazing. and it looks like behind you, there is actually a good number that have gathered. 1.9 million last time and maybe a little bit less than half of that expected. any time you get close to a million, you've got a lot of folks. >> yeah. you know it is close to a million -- here we are seven blocks away. it is a sea of people for the seven blocks going to the capitol. four years ago, it was all the way b
it will not be jammed the way it was for four years ago for president obama's inaugural when there were about 1.8 million. i can tell you having been down here four years ago, the crowd here is nothing compared to what it was then. there's still very much of a festive atmosphere. a lot of people who are happy to be witnessing history, to be seeing their president inaugurated for the second time. >> jennifer: you are in a great spot because you get the reverse look of what the president is...
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so anyway, says much of this year's and washington stories about obama with the coalition of the ascended. minorities and college-educated whites, especially women that powered both of his victories. he is nearing the senate breakthroughs on gun control immigration reform. he's embraced marriage equality. we're making a lot of progress on a lot of issues that you know, i wouldn't even have thought, you know. a couple of years ago. anyway he says -- brounstein says the obama fiscal blueprint cautiously dips into the same current by seeking to restrain entitlement spending while invigorating public investment through initiatives such as expanded preschool infrastructure, bank and more college aide. that combination would challenge the federal budget's tendency to favor the old over the young yet allowing entitlements to continue guarantees a sustained squeeze on the discretionary spending programs such as education that invest in future generations. some interesting points i hadn't heard anyone else make. he said payments to individuals for primarily entitlements and investments in the futu
so anyway, says much of this year's and washington stories about obama with the coalition of the ascended. minorities and college-educated whites, especially women that powered both of his victories. he is nearing the senate breakthroughs on gun control immigration reform. he's embraced marriage equality. we're making a lot of progress on a lot of issues that you know, i wouldn't even have thought, you know. a couple of years ago. anyway he says -- brounstein says the obama fiscal blueprint...